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So Young

So Young

20165.01 Season52 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Zheng Wei enters university with a crush on her neighbor Lin Jing, but he leaves to study abroad. She later falls for senior Chen Xiaozheng, who also eventually leaves. Years later, through love and loss, she learns the true meaning of happiness to choose a more mature, optimistic path.

Created by Yiwu Xin
Written by Yiwu Xin

Top Cast

Zhang Danfeng

Zhang Danfeng

Lin Jing

Yang Le

Yang Le

Chen Xiaozheng

Chen Yao

Chen Yao

Zheng Wei

Ma Ke

Ma Ke

Xu Kaiyang

Cai Wenjing

Cai Wenjing

Ruan Guan

Cao Lei

Cao Lei

Guo Chen

Dong Chunhui

Dong Chunhui

Zhang Kai

Wang Zixuan

Wang Zixuan

Li Weijuan

Chen Jiayi

Chen Jiayi

Chen Chen

Mi Lu

Mi Lu

Shi Jie

Themes & Keywords

love trianglefriendshipcoming of agebreak-upfirst lovecollege lifechildhood sweethearts

About So Young

So Young is a drama series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of love triangle, friendship, coming of age, break-up, first love, college life. Created by Yiwu Xin, it stars Zhang Danfeng, Yang Le, Chen Yao. Zheng Wei enters university with a crush on her neighbor Lin Jing, but he leaves to study abroad. She later falls for senior Chen Xiaozheng, who also eventually leaves. Years later, through love and loss, she learns the true meaning of happiness to choose a more mature, optimistic path.

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